If you spend any amount of time owning and renting out investment properties, eventually, you’ll experience the dreaded problem tenant, and figuring out how to deal with problem tenants can be a sticky situation. Problem tenants pay their rent late, nitpick and complain, do damage to the property, disturb the neighbors, or conduct in illegal…
With the ups and downs of the stock market, rental properties are becoming increasingly popular among investors. They’re a fantastic way to generate cash flow right away even as the property appreciates in value over time. Unless you have the time and money to remodel a place right away, turnkey real estate properties are the…
Home buyers are often hesitant to purchase a property that looks like a problem. Similarly, renters don’t want to move into a place that looks like a headache waiting to happen. A more attractive rental property is a more valuable one, both in terms of attracting tenants and in getting the highest cash-flow every month…
If you’re thinking about investing in real estate, there are a lot of factors to consider. Do you purchase a house at market value because a real estate agent said that the market in a given area is hot and prices are rapidly climbing? Where should you buy? What sort of property will reap financial…
So you want to become a real estate investor. But it takes so much money! What about all the risk? Does this mean we’ll be buying and flipping houses like those people on TV? From having a stereotypical image of the billionaire real estate tycoon to assuming that these sorts of investments require fast-paced flipping…
When it comes to generating passive income, turnkey real estate investment is a smart strategy. You purchase a property in an ideal area for rentals, remodel it in order to make it attractive to tenants, and then have it managed by a turnkey real estate investment company. In fact, from purchasing and renovating, to the…
Real estate investing typically involves watching the market for options that would make excellent rentals, from a condo in a highly-sought-after part of the city to a single-family home that’s in an ever-expanding suburb. Savvy investors know that there’s another way to find ideal rental properties: by monitoring real estate auctions, you can find good…
FHA 203k financing — The dream of home ownership with a superior loan structure. No matter how you get to it, home ownership is a good thing. It means you have stepped outside of the realm of renting and are moving toward financial stability. A less expensive route for homeowners is to purchase an older…
Wondering how to finance your home renovations? Finding lenders for home renovations is neither difficult or fraught with time-consuming strictures. With the explosion in the number of lenders providing packages that can be tailored to your specific needs, it’s nearly impossible not to find a match. The loan industry has expanded aggressively in the past…
A FHA 203k loan is a perfect financial vehicle for first-time home buyers with limited budgets, especially because the prospective buyer can select an affordably priced fixer-upper or as-is home, and, with one single mortgage, have the funds for both the repairs and the price of the home included at closing. But, before you dive…